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'do you think you're superior for not using AI in your work' thank you for asking! yes i do

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I enjoyed cooking this Monthly Nea entry for this month! I do have a second one, but I'm still trying to fix it up a bit more.

I am not exactly sure we should trust this man with a company though--

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Happy Monthly Nea! 2 out of 2 for August 14!

As the saying goes "Be cringe and be free!". I decided to make a self-indulgent piece with my D.Gray-man OC this time. I just absolutely gave in once I started sketching and I think it turned out rather nice!

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Happy Monthly Nea! Here is 1 out of 2 of my August 14 pieces (if you haven't seen my first post on June 14, I'm making 2 pieces each month to make up for the 6 months I missed of Monthly Nea)

This one is a little strange, but I swear I have a good explanation-- So, basically a good friend of mine (@thefinalsnart) made a cool DGM au that takes place in the 70s and is inspired by Buffy and has vampires, witches, werewolves, and ghouls alike. And in it, I said Nea would be some strong vampire prince from the Victorian Era that wears funky patterned shirts and is an absolute menace to anyone, including those that hunts monsters and the supernatural.

It's honestly fun to draw Nea in something other than his classic coat as much as I love it!

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Monthly Nea!

I decided to join in the fun! I'll be trying to do two Nea every month to make up for the months I missed.

Please enjoy a sad Nea and a more happy summertime Nea! (He has a twin pop, Mana has the other half probably.)

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With my first time in ArtFight coming, I decided to make a newer version of this piece since I will be putting Mellicent Hayes as one of my characters!

As I did with the original, I will include a summary under the spoiler for those who want the information without having to read my handwriting.

Immaculate Thuribulum is an Equipment-Type Anti-Akuma weapon which takes the form of a pomander and a thurible/censer. The innocence's accommodator is Mellicent Hayes. Later in the storyline, this innocence evolves into a Crystal Type at a point in-between the Hearst Orphanage Arc and the Artificial Exorcist Arc.

Pomanders are containers holding herbs, spices, and other items with pleasant fragrances. Old beliefs say that disease and other kinds of misfortune come from 'bad' or foul smells. As a result, it became popular to keep around items to ensure an individual would be surrounded by 'good' smells.

Thuribles/censers are containers used to hold incense. Religious beliefs all around the world believed the smoke of incense purified and blessed the surroundings, people, and items touched by them. Thuribles in specific are swung by a chain.

[COMPARTMENTS] Immaculate Thuribulum starts out with 6 compartments to hold assortments of plants and other pleasant smelling items. When every compartment is filled, this gives Mellicent 6 total special use charges. Once out of charges, Mellicent must reload the compartments and undergo a cooldown period until she can regain the charges. An alternative is for Mellicent to use her energy to make up for the charge. This is costly as it requires substantial energy which can cause the accommodator to pass out.

[SPECIAL USES] There are two special uses of Immaculate Thuribulum. In order to engage any of these uses, a compartment's contents must be burned up.

Purging Pellets [Pomander Form only] A pellet is created from the contents of the compartment. This pellet cures Akuma poison as long as the infected individual ingests the pellet in time. The pellet also gives a 30 minute resistance to reinfection.

Purifying Plume [Thurible Form only] Smoke emerges and flows, fueled by the contents of the compartment. This smoke irritates Akuma and Noah. Akuma weaker than the accommodator suffer from paralysis. The smoke also serves as a counter to Akuma gas, protecting those in the area from its negative effects. Allies (ex. other Exorcists) receive a boost in both stamina and resistance when near or in the smoke. (Extra Note. The radius or the duration of the plume can be extended through the usage of more compartments.)

[CRYSTAL TYPE Immaculate Thuribulum] Eventually, during a mission with Allen Walker, Mellicent manages to reach beyond her limits and her innocence transforms into a Crystal Type. With this change comes new significant additions to her skill set.

Sanctity Veil When activated, Immaculate Thuribulum automatically produces smoke which turn into a veil that crowns Mellicent. This veil stays in place on its own. It is far more potent than the smoke of Purifying Plume. It has the added advantage of distorting the perception of adversaries, making it difficult for them to perceive Mellicent. The veil can also be extended and wrapped around allies to give them the same cloaking, but they must stay close enough to Mellicent and the veil to maintain it.

Rosarium Lacrimosa Aside from smoke, Immaculate Thuribulum can now release crimson beads which emerge from the tear-shaped openings in its form. These beads do not need vocal commands and can be moved through the will of Mellicent. The beads wrap around targets and eventually, constrict and crush enemies caught in them. As an added point of offensive capability, the beads burn Akuma and Noah.

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I have way too much sketches and art of my DGM OC Mellicent Hayes and I probably should start posting them in here

Nothing like a sketch of Mellicent and Allen in the past at a party

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Happy 20th Anniversary D. Gray-man!

On 31 May 2004, an amazing journey began with Allen Walker making his way to the European Branch of the Black Order as a new exorcist.

And now, it is 31 May 2024, 20 years of a still on-going journey. A lot has happened and changed and yet, he keeps walking.

Happy Birthday, D. Gray-man! And thank you for everything you've brought to me and so many others!

This post contains the pieces I did for the D. Gray-man 20th Anniversary Zine. 1 Party Doodle and 2 Redraw Project pages. Please enjoy! To see the whole zine, please access the zine through the link below to the project tumblr!

✦ D. Gray-man 20th Anniversary Zine ✦

Please make sure to take a look at the whole zine! I had the greatest honor to work with more than 100+ amazing artists across the world. It would mean a lot to me and all those who worked on this zine to have our work seen together as one!

(PS. I asked a funny little question in the Party Doodle section of the zine!)

[Beyond this point are my pieces and some fun facts!]

Party Doodle || A Celebration from 35 Years Ago featuring from bottom left, Mana D. Campbell, Nea D. Campbell, ???, Cross Marian, and Timcampy. ✦ I originally made this celebration doodle with the intention of just drawing Nea, ???, and Timcampy. But upon popular demand and the power of friendship (shoutout to Hana Hazel, Kanin, and Sabhamun), I ended up adding Cross Marian and Mana! And honestly, the additions were a great idea and really make the piece feel more lively and fun! (Also we need more Campbell brothers content damn it. I wanna see them happy!) ✦ Also, if any of your are up-to-date at this point, you know Chapter 251 coming out shook so many things including this piece that was already done when it released. But! I think it's fun to keep it as is as a relic of the pre-251 era. (Who knows? Maybe I'll make a fixed version!)

Redraw Project Page 01 || Chapter 04. Page 119. ✦ The first redraw page I received for assignment! I ended up liking the page, because it felt to me an integral establishing page for the series' themes. I may have gotten a little overboard with how I wanted to interpret the page, but I thought originally I would not be doing a second page and thus, wanted to put a lot of effort. In D. Gray-man, Akuma are created when a person makes a deal with the Millennium Earl. More often than not, the person has no idea what this deal entails, only that they can bring their loved one back from the dead if they agree to it. But what happens when the person is aware or knows not to accept the Earl's deal? And we receive a heart-wrenching, but understandable answer. To have the knowledge of the Earl's tricks does not automatically save a person. The Earl preys on the vulnerable. He appears and makes his offer to those in the deepest pits of despair and grief. That is how he got Leo. He was just a kid who lost his mother. He may have known more about the Earl and Akuma, because of his friendship with Jean, but when you are grieving kid-- what do you do when someone promises you they'll bring back your mother who was taken from you so suddenly? It is difficult to say no. ✦ The books that frame the piece are meant to convey this emphasis of knowledge and study-- the days Jean and Leo spent reading through Jean's father's books and notes about the Earl and Akuma with intention to patrol their town and keep people safe. Ultimately, a book page is the last panel, showing a representation of Leo and the Earl at a grave as Leo becomes an example of a person who takes the Earl's deal and whose body is taken by an Akuma. ✦ The blue tones of Jean and the Akuma were on purpose made to contrast the warmer tones of Jean and Leo's days together. ✦ It was crazy getting to draw an Akuma's face. It was a challenge to try and draw kids, but I ended getting through it pretty well. ✦ There are a few silly easter eggs in the open books. I put a small anniversary message in one. And in the other, I tried to sketch Cornelia and the Campbell Estate with the lyrics of the 14th's song. A nod to some content in the later parts of the series.

Redraw Project Page 02 || Chapter 01. Page 38. ✦ Originally, the plan was I only would do 1 redraw page and 1 doodle, but we needed fill-ins and I took a shot at it! ✦ When I found out it was a page from Chapter 1, I was ecstatic! I had originally wanted to do one from the chapter, but they were high in demand which was more than understandable. ✦ Unlike my first redraw page, I decided to be a little more simplistic with the layout. This layout is not too far off from that of the Katsura Hoshino's, but I made a few changes such as certain angles, drawing characters closer to emphasize faces. ✦ I am not the strongest with backgrounds and drawing buildings, but I ended up enjoying the challenge of it all. Thankfully, a lot of other artists in the project tackled the building and referenced the original page, the pages and sketches of the building or interior by other project artists, and the anime to ready myself to tackle it! ✦ The spirals of the Akuma bullet gave me trouble at first, but then I ended up enjoying it as I figured it out. ✦ This page was overall a big joy to play with as it challenged me with backgrounds, certain effects, and word bubbles.

And with that, this concludes the tour of my work on the D. Gray-man 20th Anniversary Zine. I have so much to say about this series and what it means to me, but I will try not to make this post horridly longer.

D. Gray-man is the series that made me fall in love with storytelling and art. It showed me something that filled an emptiness I felt. It gave me joy and company at a time where I felt unsure who I was and felt like an outcast. My resolution after this project is to continuously grow better at my stories and art. I hope to make something as meaningful to myself and others as D. Gray-man is.

Happy 20th Anniversary D. Gray-man! I hope and pray for more wonderful chapters and for there to be a lovely conclusion someday. For now, let us keep walking together!

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Dear viewer,

You are cordially invited on the 31st of May 2024 to witness the D. Gray-man 20th Anniversary Zine!

I am one of the 100+ contributors who participated in this grand project! Together, we managed to make a 1st Volume Redraw of D. Gray-man and drew 91 original fanart illustrations to celebrate 20 years of Katsura Hoshino's series!

Join us in celebrating a work that is near and dear to the contributors and to many fans worldwide! The zine will be viewable on the date of the anniversary! Before that, previews are being shown by many of the artists, so go looking to see what we might have in store! This little silly poster features my previews. I am so excited to show my 2 redraw pages and the 1 cute doodle I did!!

But everything in due time! And please remember to support the official release of D. Gray-man!

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I have been casually cooking some OCs here and there as of late!

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I wanted to take another crack at drawing my OC and Allen again!

(honestly wasn't planning to make it a full scene, but one thing led to another and this was the result)

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LORD I forgot how much I love it brainstorming and creating weapons/skillsets/abilities with the style and constraints of a series for my OC

With some help from friends, I was able to come up with a fun and interesting weapon for my D.Gray man OC, Mellicent Hayes.

This girl is ready to subdue akuma with aromatherapy and blunt force trauma (and Jesus??? IDK???)

Immaculate Thuribulum

(If my handwriting is tough to read, I have a written summary in the spoiler!)

Immaculate Thuribulum is an Equipment-type Innocence or Anti-Akuma Weapon, which first takes the form of a 'pomander'-- a special container which holds spices and herbs to ward off disease and pestilence through scent. When activated, it can be kept its normal size and consume one compartment of herbs and spices to produce 'Purging Pellets', which can nullify and cure the effects of akuma poison. It should be noted that the use of this ability still takes energy out of the exorcist as it is the share of this energy and the innocence's power which forms seemingly unassuming ingredients into this special pellet. Alternatively, it can be made larger and turned into more of a 'thurible' or 'censer' with a long and reinforced cable. If swung right, it can cause great damage to akuma and destroy them. In this form, it is also possible to use one compartment of herbs and spices to create a 'Purifying Plume' that effectively weakens akuma (and nullifies their smoke) and empowers exorcists. Unfortunately, Immaculate Thuribulum has three main disadvantages: 1) It is a mainly long-ranged weapon and if the exorcist cannot keep enough distance, its combat efficacy is greatly diminished. 2) There are only 6 compartments, which means only 6 times to either create a 'Purging Pellet' or 'Purifying Plume'. Thus, the exorcist must carefully plan how to use these accordingly and not recklessly waste uses. 3) Purging Pellets CANNOT be formed and removed from the weapon unless it is in its pomander/normal form. Meaning, the user must carefully consider openings to transform their weapon and create the pellet in time while handling adversaries. It takes only about a minute for the poison to kill a person and so time is terribly crucial.

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Hey! I kind of improved this time!

The first one on the left is from January of this year while the other one was made November.

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Tried a hand at making a cute ref sheet for an OC!

Maybe I should work on doing more of these!

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“Usurpation”

GOD THIS TOOK A WHILE

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one late night sketch later...

POV: Two demi-deities heard you forgot to eat a meal and drink water. Get ready to be threatened! (violently with a warm homemade meal and some nice lemon-fruit water)

This sketch is what Sondegarnr and Amanece look like when in their more serious demi-god forms.